Vinyl pressings
by Buddy Morrow And His Orchestra · 1955
Night Train / One Mint Julep was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1955, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
F2 PW2467-10S A3Runout A Stamped, variant 1
F2 PW4371-2S A4Runout B Stamped, variant 1
F2 PW2467-10S B1Runout A Stamped, variant 2
F2 PW2467-2S B1Runout B Stamped, variant 2
F2PW-2467-1 2 S IA side runout stamped
F2PW-4371 - - 4 S IB side runout stamped
F2PW-2467A side label
F2PW-4371B side label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor 447-0205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1955 | US | RCA Victor 447-0205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Mercury C-30042X457", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA 447-02057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA 447-02057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA 447-02057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA 447-02057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | RCA 447-02057", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury C-30042X457", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | RCA 447-02057", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | RCA 447-02057", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Mercury C-30042X457", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Mercury C-300427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Night Train / One Mint Julep are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1955 and 1957.
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is RCA Victor 447-0205.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 447-0205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F2 PW2467-10S A3 and F2 PW4371-2S A4. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
